Hits: 10CAMBRIDGE – Sustainable dyeing and finishing innovators Alchemie Technology has announced funding from H&M CO:LAB, the Swedish fashion giant’s investment arm, and venture capital firm At One Ventures. The investment will support the commercial roll-out of Alchemie’s clean-tech digital …
ZDHC welcomes new recruits
Hits: 7AMSTERDAM – The ZDHC Foundation has welcomed new recruits to its Roadmap to Zero programme, including ‘sustainable’ fibre manufacturers Spinnova and Eastman Naia. The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), which supports the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), meanwhile joins as an …
EU tweaks rules on REACH restricted substances
Hits: 2BRUSSELS – The European Commission has updated test methods for azo dyes that may be found in textiles as part of its harmonisation efforts on REACH chemical regulations with respect to restricted carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicant (CMR) substances. …
Chemicals company Stahl adopts blockchain
Hits: 4WAALWIJK – Dutch chemicals specialist Stahl has partnered with blockchain provider Finboot and will leverage its Marco traceability solution to verify the sustainability credentials of its products to customer brands and manufacturers. Nish Kotecha, chairman and co-founder of …
Podcast: Could Sweden’s chemical tax drive change?
Hits: 7STOCKHOLM – With a chemical tax on textiles set to come into force in Sweden that will incentivise companies to move away from harmful substances, the subject of the latest Big Closets, Small Planet podcast is whether such a …
CHT takes circular chemistry approach
Hits: 3TÜBINGEN – Textile dye and specialist finishes supplier the CHT Group says it now offers 57 textile auxiliaries and 32 dyes pigments that have been assigned the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) ‘Platinum’ rating for Material Health. The C2C Material …
PODCAST: Cracking textiles’ chemical problem
Hits: 5WAKEFIELD – Ecotextile News expert contributor Phil Patterson argues that the way the textile industry uses chemicals is broken and offers a way forward. Patterson, chair of the MRSL Advisory Council and managing director at Colour Connections, argues that …
Sun Chemicals establishes sustainability committee
Hits: 9NEW JERSEY – US packaging manufacturer Sun Chemical has established a corporate sustainability committee, as it vies to double down on efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its operations. The firm says the focus of its committee …
Scientists develop fluorine-free oil repellent textile
Hits: 2VANCOUVER – Canadian researchers have teamed up with outdoor brand Arc’teryx to develop an oil repellent fluorine-free textile finish using a new technique that combines fabric construction with PFC-free surface-based coatings. “It became clear that the construction of the …
BASF develops Product Carbon Footprint tool
Hits: 2LUDWIGSHAFEN – Global chemicals company BASF has developed a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) tool that it’s begun applying to its portfolio of more than 45,000 products, as to detail their associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With a deadline …